How Long Do I Have to Wait for You?

How long do I have to wait for you, honey? Before a girl like me can move on Ooh, baby, tell me How long do I have to wait for you honey? Before I can say that you're gone Every hour seems like a day And every day is like a year And every week is an eternity Well, I get lonely, baby, when you're not here Ooh, baby, tell me How long do I have to wait for you, honey? Before a girl like me can move on Ooh, baby, tell me How long do I have to wait for you, honey? Before I can say that you're gone Won't you let me know, yeah? I'm in an awful state, baby You said you loved me so But I just don't know how long I can wait How long do I have to wait for you, honey? Before I can say that you're gone I asked your mama, I asked your papa Your friends, your preacher and your boss No one knows where you're going to, baby Or if you're coming back to me Are we together or are we lost? Ooh, baby, tell me How long do I have to wait for you, honey? Before a girl like me can move on Ooh, baby, tell me How long do I have to wait for you, honey? Before I can say that you're gone Won't you let me know, yeah? I'm in an awful state, baby You said you loved me so But I just don't know how long I can wait Oh, oh baby, tell me How long do I have to wait for you, honey? Before a girl like me can move on Baby, how long do I have to wait for you, honey? Before I can say that you're gone, ah How long do I have to wait for you, honey? Before a girl like me can move on Baby, how long do I have to wait for you, honey? Before I can say that you're gone, yeah How long, baby tell me, how long?